Comment & Opinion

Philosopher George Santayana once famously observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Unfortunately, our nation’s coll...

In 1917, Congress made private donations to universities tax-deductible to give alumni an incentive to support the education of future students. Lawma...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Pennsylvania's political class schmoozed their way across Midtown Manhattan this past weekend, bouncing from cocktail parties to swan...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When someone tells you that they are struggling, it is generally a good rule of thumb to take them seriously. So it was not the best ...

Since 2013, the federal government has paid over $20 million to cover attorneys’ fees for organizations engaged in “sue and settle” litigation, accord...

Blue state governors have demonstrated a reflexive opposition to President Donald Trump. That’s led to some absurd outcomes. The U.S. Department of Ag...

I’ve never hidden my deep disagreements with Donald Trump — his policies, behavior and worldview. But years ago, I acknowledged one point where he sou...

The U.S. Postal Service has been delivering joy for 250 years. Holiday readiness comes down to performance you can count on, especially during our bus...

The recent announcement that Warner Brothers, a Hollywood institution for more than a century, will be acquired by Netflix, one of the wokest of the w...

What the Trump administration has been up to is far worse than anyone imagined. Pausing SNAP benefits, but bailing out Argentina for $40 billion? Kill...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Military life is a family mission anchored in shared purpose, sacrifice and service. Every deployment, relocation and empty chair a...

DETROIT (TNS) — In another casualty of modern politics, profanity has replaced the art of persuasion. A rally held by President Donald Trump on Tuesda...

Nearly 100,000 checks valued at more than $22 million are arriving in mailboxes in the coming days from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. These ch...

If historians ever mark the moment when Pennsylvania broke free from a decade of self-inflicted economic drag, it may be found not at a ribbon-cutting...

Intense polarization and the alarming rise of partisan political violence has left many Americans wondering about the nation’s trajectory. That’s why ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (TNS) — It’s December again, and once again I’ll watch Frank Capra’s holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a movie in which an ange...

Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you tuned into “60 Minutes” Sunday night, you saw Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talk about her falling out with President ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter...

A new audit reveals how Democrats shut down Washington in October to preserve a temporary subsidy program that is likely rife with fraud and abuse. Th...